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East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 26,370 at the 2020 census. Centered around heavy industry, the city is home to the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing activity.
East Chicago is a lakefront community located along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan within 20 minutes of downtown Chicago. With over $70 million of investment in commercial and housing development throughout the city and lakefront, East Chicago provides greater opportunities for residents, visitors, and private developers.
The City of East Chicago was incorporated in 1893, the same year as the great Columbian Exhibition on the south side of Chicago. Born of railroad and steel, East Chicago was one of northwest Indiana’s first truly industrial cities designed to meet the needs of workers and industry.
East Chicago, IN. Lake County, 19 miles SE of the Loop. East Chicago became a leading industrial center by capitalizing on the resources of its metropolitan namesake and its proximity to Lake Michigan and the Calumet River . Mills and factory jobs drew tens of thousands of migrants to the region in the 1910s and 1920s.
YearTotal (and By Category)3,408White (99.9%)1Negro (0.0%)2Chinese (0.1%)44,308White (80.9%)- East Chicago, IN
- Jeorse Park Beach. Often overlooked in favor of beaches in neighboring communities, East Chicago has an attractive piece of lakefront with a sandy beach and an array of amenities around it.
- Big Frank’s Sausage. East Chicago and neighboring South Shore communities have had a strong Polish presence going back more than a century. This is obvious next door in Whiting, which even celebrates a festival for pierogi, which we’ll talk about later.
- East Chicago Marina. At the north end of Jeorse Park Beach is an important marina for the region, opened in 1987 and accommodating boats up to 60 ft. This is the anchor for an entire district that has received a lot of investment in the last decade.
- Marktown Historic District. An island surrounded by industry, Marktown is a remarkable holdover from the Progressive Era on the west side of East Chicago.
East Chicago, industrial city and port, Lake county, northwestern Indiana, U.S., adjoining Gary, Hammond, and Whiting. It is a part of the Chicago-Calumet industrialized metropolitan complex. Laid out in 1887, its industrial development was stimulated by construction of Indiana Harbor, connected.
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